Off-duty cops can be terminated for breaching COVID-19 curfew

While members of the disciplined forces are listed as essential workers and are allowed to operate beyond national curfew hours, off-duty Police ranks can face severe consequences, including termination, if they are caught breaching the national COVID-19 measures.

This is according to Deputy Superintendent Allison Moore, the Second-in-Command of Administration in the Guyana Police Force, who was fielding questions from the Guyana Police Force’s Public Relations Officer (PRO) Stan Gouveia during a recent ‘Police and You’ radio programme.
“We are the lawmakers, and it is expected that we adhere to the laws; and so, when they violate the COVID-19 measures that are in place and they are placed before the courts, that’s it! Goodbye,” she explained.
Moore was at the time responding to a specific question regarding whether ranks can be terminated for breaching the curfew.
The current COVID-19 curfew for August 1 to 31 is between 22:30hrs and 04:00hrs. Members of the disciplined forces, including the prison service, are considered essential workers, as their operations are required to be conducted for 24 hours each day.